Game



y 1948. J. E. KIRKPATRICK 2,441,074

GAME v Filed Dec. 17, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 l2 l7 I825 22 2| \4 27 J. E. KIRKPATRICK 4, 1948- I J. E. KIRKPATRICK 2,441,074

GAME

Filed Dec. 17, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FlG.-4 J. E, KIRKPATRICK May 4, 1948. J. E. KIRKPATRICK GAME 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Dec. 17, 1945 4 7 as FE'Il/s/l/E OFFENSIVE 8 FIG. 6

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OUTW|T HlMi GAME A "CAN YOU 2 34 PLAY SELECTION J.E. KIRKPATRICK Patented May 4, 1948 'l-rUN ED Es -Ap1ilicatiomllecdniber 17, l9 l $eifial lfilo kwl im iew-e inventionirelate's togames.

An. object, of. this invention; isto. provide ;a game involving an elementgof chance; and: also .an. element of skill. andrisidesi'gned particularly ---foi" the playing l of. a sportsevent or for military maneuvers, battles or the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide a game of this kind involving. a least two players wherein each player ispermi-tted selected move- ;ments of playing members andca chance 1. device.) .such as aspinner or the like isprovided fordetermining whichv one of .;se.veral; alternative outcomes, which might result from {the combination .of movements selected by thettwo players, is to beemployed at that particularstagegin the-,p1ay.,-:

ing of the game.

A further object of this inventionis torprovide a device 7 of J this kind whichincludes'. rotatable play selecting .members and ;means. whereby the selected playing OrimOvement of on p ay r-issue screened from'the othertplayer until the nmnbver of the play is determined by the spinner or other chance device.

Another. objectv of this inventionis to; provide. a

.game ,in which the main object'- on: thepart of -.ea.ch player is to try to out-guess orr to out-wit his opponent, and in. which progress toward-win- .ing. the game is based primarily upon the success which ,a player has in anticipating or guessing .themove which his opponent is selectingnand A further object of this invention is to provide .a same structure of this kind whichlcan be-used resorted to whicnfall within the scope of the invention asclaimed. =Inthe-drawings2 ;;Figure 1 is a perspeotivesviewl partly-broken away; and .in sections-of a game structure con- .structed according tov an ,embodiment of this invention,

r-Eigure 2 .issa sectional view taken on; thedine Figure 3 =is. a;planview;of -thezldwermost o t-the sdiskmenibersqmovable bmne efthe'tnla erst.

lifigurea'disra planyiew ofix-anotheriidi-s'k member movable bytheiothertplayer,

Figure 5,i's a plantryiewi ot itheiscreening "disk r m mber,

' Figure 6 is a plan view. of: the-side-seleoting member, and l Figure 7 is;a. plan:view.. of:the;top of thedevice. Referring.to therdrawing,lth'einumeral l0 designates generally a housing whichcembodies a top -10 wall, li, a" bottom walls-j2 and upstanding side "and end walls i3. l'Iliestopand-rbottom walls 1 30 {then himself selecting a move which-willresult' in-anoutcome favorable tohim rather than to his opponent.

Hand 42 areipolygonalsiniplan .and'imay be square; rectangular 1 or, other shape; as ;may ,1 be desired. ,-A diskmember M is vfixedlymounted on "a shaft |51 =rotatab1y carried: by; the housing i 0; and extending upwardly through the top Wall and providedi 'a.t ,its upper end. with. a knob I 6.

The disk 14 is' provided with aplurality of :arcuate elongated pairs of-slotsor openings i1 and I8. .Theupperside of thee-disk M has printed or .otherwise impressed thereon indicia which is in: theuform of characters,- such aschoiceHA, B, C, D, etc.

A lowerdisk 2|, is-disposedbetween the. disk [4 .525 and the bottom ,=wall- 12 being yrotatable on the shaft l5land iseparatedairomithe disktldgby a washer-2 2.. Anlow'er washer is interposed between thedisk 2liand-the bottomlwall l2. The disk shown in-detailtin Figure 3 is divided into a plurality jof v sector-shaped spaces 24 hay-ing ain- ,dicia; 25,1which represents: the. particular .movement during the playing'of the gamewhich is to be made by the players. --The marginal portion of the disk 21, is also provided with lindiciaEZB in the formofl-words-such asYChoice I, -;II,'III,-- IV,

.etc. and the 1 disk;.- 2 I is 'alsozformed with; small openings 21, the purpose 'forlvwhich willbehereinafter described.

A screening-disk: 281s loose ontheshaft- [5 being separated from vvthe disk: I 4 by-tmeans of a washer 29. Thescreening ;disk- 28..shown in plan in Figure 5 zis iormed with a sectoreshaped opening ill-haying; .indicia. 3 I on the marginal edges of :the ,opening which inthe vpresent instanceindicate-the. several moves to be made by the players. The disk Z8 has secured thereto an upwardly extendingpin 32 ha'ving a knob 33 on .the upper endtheleof and thetpin 32 loosely en- :gages through an ;-e1ongated. arcuate slot 34,

which is'forrned inthe upper Wall ll. 'Ifhe disk 28 is of a diametersubstantially less than the-diameter of the disk [4, so that the indicia,=;2-ii on;the

-r-margin"ofr;the. disk, 14 will be exposed beyond-the ma in of.: the1; d'lsk-.--28.

curved opposite ends 36 and parallel longitudinal edges 31 and 38. A V-shaped cutout 39 is formed in the edge 38 and the center of the plate 35 is formed with an elongated opening 49 through which the shaft loosely engages. A washer 4| separates the disk 28 from the plate member 35. The opening 40 is elongated in a direction parallel with the sides 31 and 38, so that the plate 35 may be moved endwise. The plate 35 has se cured thereto a pin 42 having a knob 43 at its outer end and the pin 42 loosely engages through an elongated slot 44, which is formed in the top wall It. moved endwise by movement of the knob 43.

The plate 35 is formed adjacent the opposite In this manner the plate 35 may be ends thereof with arcuate slots 45 and 46 and the upper side of the plate 35 has printed or other wise impressed thereon inwardly of slots 46 indicia 4i and 48 which in the present instance are in the form of the words Defensive and Offensive respectively. The top wall H is provided with a pair of elongated openin s 49 and 50 forming windows through which the indicia 41 and 48 are adapted to be exposed. The windows 49 and 50 are narrow so that at one side of the device the word Defensive will be exposed, whereas on the opposite side of the device, such as through window 53, the word Offensive will be exposed. The openings 49 and 50 are defined by the legend Playing position indicated by the numeral 5|. The plate H is also provided with a pair of short arcuate slots 52 and 53 and a pair of long slots 54 and 55. The short slot '52 is inwardly from the long slot 54 and on the inner sides or edges of the slots 52 and 53 there Y is a legend 55 comprising Choice of -play--Offensive. There is also a legend 51' on the outer edges of the long slots 54 and 55 which comprises Choice of playDefensive. The plate i l is also formed with a sector-shaped opening 58 having the outer margin thereof disposed inwardl from the arcuate slot 34 and within the area of which the opening of the disk 28 is adapted to be positioned, so as to expose the selected indicia onthe lowermost disk 2!.

The wall II also has printed or otherwise formed on the upper side thereof pointers 61 adjacent the outer margin of the opening 34 and the pointers 6| have correlated therewith the numerals 62 which designate the particular play determined by a chance device in the form of a spinner or the like. The slot 34 at one end thereof has the legend 63 in the form of No play so that when the knob 33 is moved to a position registering with the pointer 64 adjacent the legend No play the sector-shaped opening 38 will be disposed out of registry with the sectorshaped opening 58. It will be understood that the indicia defining the ofiensive and defensive players are differentiated by colors, such as red for the offensive and the blue for the defensive. Any other suitable color differentiation may be used so that there will be a clear distinction in the exposed indicia indicating the moves to be made by the players when offensive and defensive.

General directions Two opposing players Red and Blue sit on opposite sides of the game board. I Red is seated at the right hand side, Blue on the left. When Red is on the offensive, Blue is on the defensive and vice versa. I 1

The play selector or screening disk 28 is moved to the no play position completely covering the choice disks l4 and. 2|. 1 a J If Red is on the offensiv slide plate 35 is mov d to the left. This will expose the offensive choices printed on the edge of disk 14 for Red, and cover the defensive choices printed on the edge of disk 2| for Red; it will cover the offensive choices and expose the defensive choices for Blue. When Blue takes the offensive slide 35 is moved to the right, which will expose the cfiensive and cover the defensive choices for Blueand do the opposite for Red.

The offensive player rotates his disk l4 by turning the knob IS in the center of the board to a position such that the desired choice printed in his own color is read through the offensive slot 52 or 53 at his side of the board.

Simultaneously, the defensive player rotates his disk 2 by reaching through his defensive" slot 55 or 54 making contact with an opening 21 and turning the disk 2| until the desired choice printed in his own color appears.

By means of a spinner or some such chance device, the number of the play is'determined.

The chance disk 28 also known as the screening disk, is rotated by moving the play selection knob 33 to the number 52 of the play just determined.

The play is then read through the exposed area on the playing surface of wall I I.

After the corresponding moves are made with the playing pieces on the playing field, the play selector is returned to the no play position and the process is repeated in accordance with the rules of the particular game.

- The statements IA," I -B, III-A etc, represent the various outcomes of all the possible combinations of defensive (I, II, III, IV) and offensive (A, B, C, D) plays. In the game as developed, the statements IA, IB, IIIA, etc. will be replaced by actual verbal descriptions of the particular play or outcome. The numbers (1), (2), (3) represent difierent possible outcomes selected by chance of the various defensiveoifensive combinations. In the drawing there are three chance possibilities for each combination. Any number of "chances may be provided.

Each statement (as IA(l)) is found in two different circles on the drawing. This represents two different moves made by two playing pieces as the result of the defensive-offensive combination chosen. There may be any number of such individual playing piece moves provided in a specific game. For example in baseball there would be four, one for each possible base runner.

Disk 14 is the upper choice disk controlled by the offensive player by means of a knob attached to the center and extending above the playing surface. Choice A, Choice B" etc, represent the choices of the offensive player. The drawing illustrates four offensive choices. Any number may be used.

Disk 2| is a lower choice disk controlled by the defensive player and is adjusted by inserting an implement through a slot 54 or 55 in the top I l into an opening 2? and then partially rotating the disk. The number of concentric arcuate slots in any section represent the number of different playing piece moves as the result of any single offensive-defensive combination. The drawing illustrates a game in which there-are two such moves, but any number may be provided.

Disk 28 is the chance disk or the play selector. The knob 33 is fastened near the outer edge and extends through the circular. slot 34 in the playing surface so that. the disk maybe turned .5 to the various play selection" positions exposing a single section of the choice disks Hi and 2|.

Slide 35 is the slide which enables a player to change from offensive to defensive position or vice versa without changing his position relative to the game board. It is controlled by the knob 43 extending above the playing surface and may be moved to the right or left a distance just equal to the difference in radii of the two choice disks.

The top of the board is the playing surface. It will contain the diagram of the playing field, the directions, devices for counting score, etc. The drawing illustrates three chance selections corresponding to the choice disks in the model. Any number may he used.

What I claim is:

1. A game device comprising a housing formed of top and bottom walls, side and end walls, a disk in said housing, a shaft fixed to said disk and projecting through said top wall, a, knob on the upper end of said shaft, said disk having pairs of arcuate slots, a second disk loose on said shaft below said first disk and having indicia on the upper side thereof for exposure through selected pairs of said slots, a third screening disk above said first disk and formed with a sector-shaped opening, said top wall having an arcuate slot outwardly of the outer edge of said sector-shaped opening, an operating member fixed to said third disk loosely engaging through said latter slot, said disks being of progressively decreasing diameter whereby a substantial portion of the margin of each disk will be exposed from above, a sliding selecting plate above said third disk having an elongated slot through which said shaft loosely engages, said top wall having an elongated slot parallel with the slot in said plate laterally of said shaft, and an operating pin fixed to said plate projecting through said latter slot whereby said plate may be shifted lengthwise of said latter slot,

' said plate having an arcuate slot adjacent the opposite ends thereof, one of said latter slots adapted to overlie the projecting margin of said first disk and the other of said latter slots overlying the projecting margin of said second disk, said top wall having pairs of oppositely disposed concentric slots and indicia adjacent the marginal edges thereof whereby the marginal indicia of said disks may be viewed, said plate also having a V-shaped cutout and said top wall having a V-shaped opening registering with said cutout.

2. A game device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said second disk is formed with holes in the projecting margins thereof whereby an implement may be extended through said top wall concentric slots to effect selective turning of said disk.

3. A game device comprising a housing, a disc in said housing, said disc having concentric segmental arcuate slots, a second disc below said first disc and having indicia for exposure through said slots, a screening disc above said first disc and formed with a sector shaped opening, said discs being of progressively decreasing diameter whereby a substantial portion of the margin of each disc will be exposed for view from above, a sliding plate above said screening disc, correlated means carried by said plate and said housing mounting said plate for transverse sliding movement, said plate having an arcuateslot adjacent opposite ends thereof, one of said latter slots adapted to overlie the projecting margin of said first disc and the other of said latter slots overlying the projecting margin of said second disc in the extreme positions of said plate, a top wall on said housing formed with a sector shaped opening, the opening of said screening disc registering with said top wall opening for exposing the indicia viewed through said discs, the marginal edges of said first and second disc being Viewed through openings in said top wall in registry with the slots of said sliding plate.

4. A game device as set forth in claim 3, including operating members carried by certain of said discs and said plate loosely engaging through said housing for rotating said certain discs and said plate.

JAMES E. KIRKPATRICK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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